Engaging Stakeholders for Collaborative Decision Making in Humanitarian Logistics Using System Dynamics

Guo Xuesong and Kapucu Naim ()
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Guo Xuesong: School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
Kapucu Naim: School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2020, vol. 17, issue 1, 13

Abstract: Participatory System Dynamics modeling is presented as a methodology to engage stakeholders in collaborative decision making in scenarios involving humanitarian logistics. Using the System Dynamics (SD) model, we simulated different scenarios, the results of which yielded factors that influence performance of humanitarian logistics. Once these were identified and discussed, different options on performance improvement were tested. This approach showed that the SD model can facilitate system thinking for stakeholders and form shared mental models critical to reaching consensus-based decisions in humanitarian logistics situations.

Keywords: collaborative decision making; humanitarian logistics; participatory modeling; system dynamics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1515/jhsem-2018-0061

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